Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
Interviewer instructions
H1. Household maintainer(s)
If more than one household member contributes to living expenses such as rent or mortgage, taxes and electricity, enter the name of the person who usually pays the largest amount first. Then enter the name(s) of the other household members who make such payments. If two or more household members contribute equal amounts, list their names in the order in which they were listed in Step 5 of the census form.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the number of persons in the household who pay the rent, or the mortgage, or the taxes, or the electricity, etc., for the dwelling.